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    Old 02-26-2011, 11:51 AM
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    Excellent! I also heard a clay pot or a large coffee mug would do the same thing.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 01:06 PM
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    Originally Posted by bobquilt3
    WOW! K9 Dancer, what a great idea.
    No, the plastic bag was Sashing Sarah's idea.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 01:23 PM
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    I fill my iron with water from an empty detergent squirt bottle. My best sewing box is a $.50 Kaboodle I got at a yard sale.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 01:55 PM
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    I cut up leftover warm and natural batting in 3 x 5 sizes, and keep by my machine and ironing board to collect loose thread, then throw away when full.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 02:10 PM
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    I wrap filled bobbins with the baby pony tail bands. I fill at least 4 bobbins before I begin piecing.
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    Old 02-26-2011, 02:23 PM
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    Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
    I don't have a fancy sewing table.... just a flat table for my machines, etc. I found a plastic storage unit that has shelves and rollers to put next to my table and machine. Then on top of the unit, I put an old silverware drawer. I put the most often used items in it and sewing is so much quicker..... I don't have to stop, get up, walk to where ever stuff is stored.
    i did almost the same thing, except i had dh cut a pc of mdf (medium density fiberboard) had to ask what it stood for, duh...

    anyway, had him cut a pc of that for the top of the cheapo walmart storage unit, and put the silverware tray in the top drawer, so i can cut @ my machine.. the ironing board is right behind me, so i can get a lot done with out having to get up
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    Old 02-26-2011, 02:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by dljennings
    Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
    I don't have a fancy sewing table.... just a flat table for my machines, etc. I found a plastic storage unit that has shelves and rollers to put next to my table and machine. Then on top of the unit, I put an old silverware drawer. I put the most often used items in it and sewing is so much quicker..... I don't have to stop, get up, walk to where ever stuff is stored.
    i did almost the same thing, except i had dh cut a pc of mdf (medium density fiberboard) had to ask what it stood for, duh...

    anyway, had him cut a pc of that for the top of the cheapo walmart storage unit, and put the silverware tray in the top drawer, so i can cut @ my machine.. the ironing board is right behind me, so i can get a lot done with out having to get up
    double duh... should have mentioned that i got a cutting mat that fit on top of the mdf....
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    Old 02-26-2011, 02:29 PM
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    It's not my idea (simply quilt guest, from 10 - 12 years ago); BUT,

    rubberband two sharpened pencils together and use for tracing applique or other patterns. You will be drawing the cutting line, And the 1/4" seam allowance. Pretty cool...
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    Old 02-26-2011, 02:54 PM
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    Here are some of my better ideas, IMHO. I used scrap 2 x 4 lumber, glue, and a drill to make the gadget holder; the cone thread sits on a piece of 1/4 inch dowel with a fill piece that came with my serger, and the thread feeds across a tiny hook. The pin cushion & thread catcher for class stays in place with hook and loop tape, and comes off easily to stay with my travel kit. After I took these pix I added a sharps bottle to my gadget holder; it's a pill bottle with a hole in the lid and is recessed into the wood base.

    Use a post-it label to remind me which needle is in machine
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    gadget holder/cone thread holder
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    pin cushion & thread catcher for classes
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    Old 02-26-2011, 03:02 PM
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    Sure - I'd like the scraps! I do something similar to what you do - keep flying geese paper piecing patterns by my sewing machine, and when i do some sewing, i add on some "geese" from my current project or other scraps. In time, I have a miniature flying geese wallhanging that is sort of like a memory quilt.
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